Local News Highlights Prescott Area
An assortment of brief notes from Prescott covers visits, trips, and community events. Mentions include G R Haynie and Camdem business travel, mill idling at St Marys Woodstock, and various residents visiting relatives or traveling to camps and cities. A Main Spring camp meeting drew many couples, with updates on local telephonists and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Haynie
Camden
St. Mary’s Woodstock
Prescott
Local Notices and Social Happenings in Prescott Area
Mrs Will Caruthers returns from Hope visit. Miss Meyrtle Evans of Clark county guests Grayson family. Miss Lila McCollum back from Hot Springs. Mrs G O Marsh and children home from Jackson township. The Theatorium opens with five subject program tonight. Miss Ollie Cantley returns home from near Hope to spend Sunday with parents. Squirrels plentiful in bottoms providing good sport. Tom Kinser passes Prescott after Chicago trip, resumes Hope depot work. Rev W C Felts heads to Emmet for Baptist protracted meeting this week. Miss Louis Felts visiting Bertsel and accompanied by Misses Harris. Miss Lillian Caldwell heads to Hope to join fishing trip on Red River next week.
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Will Caruthers
Hope
Meyrtle Evans
Clark County
Grayson
Louis Felts
Bertsel
Harris
Lillian Caldwell
Country Club
Red River
Laneburg Trade Buzz and Local Happenings Today
In Laneburg today T H Duke arrived stirring merchants and street activity, with a light noon shower and favorable indications for more rain. S H Bethany left Morris for Southern Texas to live with his son. Ben Daniels plans to resume rural route duties Monday after a haymaking layoff. W F McKenzie told by a specialist he has consumervitis with a slight Yematis touch. A large segment of the colored population attended ceremonies at the colored school house, including a street parade and events at the new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Morris
Little Rock
Texas
Ben Daniels
Wf. B. McKenzie
Welcome for American Visitors Lights Up Sydney Harbor
Following the official landing of American visitors, Sydney displayed a grand welcome with harbor illumination and public celebrations. Governor Sir Harry Rawson hosted a dinner for American officers while Commonwealth authorities entertained sailors and marines at water parties and other amusements. Large crowds filled streets viewing the festive lights and decorations.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Harry Rawson
May Never See Again
In Passaic New Jersey on August 22 William Tease a 13 year old boy risked his sight with a lime explosive fishing experiment. He aimed to blow fish from water using a bottle corked with lime and water near his home but the cork shot free burning his face and eyes leaving him badly damaged.
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Passaic
N. J
William Tease
Lincoln Douglas debate landmark marked in Ottawa ceremony
Chicago aug 22 celebration marks the semi centennial of the Lincoln Douglas debate at Ottawa NL the site of the historic argument fifty years ago a monument in Washington park was unveiled by the Illinois chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution A twenty four ton boulder from Moab Trumbo’s farm was placed on a concrete base as the commemorative marker.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Doneglas
Ottawa
Washington Park
Illinois
Daughters of the Revolution
Moab Trumbo
Glass shard found in old injury after long-ago fall
Theodore Norman, an engineer at the Avon Inn by the Sea, recalled a 26 year old Hamburg fall when a blood trickle renewed the wound. He yanked a handkerchief, pulling from the scar a three quarters of an inch glass shard, recalling the glass bottle he carried then.
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New York
Theodore Norman
Avon Inn
Hamburg
Germany
Norman
Three Bodies Unearthed at Warner Junction
While digging for dirt at Warner Junction workers found three bodies wrapped in blankets, believed to be Indians. Two were grown persons and one a child. No foul play confirmed, but the bodies appeared dead some time, with the impression they were murdered and buried there.
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Newtson
Warner Junction
Taft Addresses Virginia Republicans on Record Theme
Taft spoke to Virginia Republicans in Hot Springs on August 22, centering his remarks on the Democratic record. He framed the event as a critique of Democratic policies and emphasized the party’s past actions.
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Taft
Virginia
Hot Springs
Dem
Taft Praises Roosevelt Curbing Financial Evil
Judge Taft argues the Democratic tariff policies of 1890 to 1898 caused an industrial downturn and financial peril. He credits the 1897 Republican shift to the Dingley tariff and honest money standards with restoring prosperity, while denouncing greed among financial powers. He lauds President Roosevelt for efforts to curb the evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocratic Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Taft
Roosevelt
Drowns Boating on Potomac River Near Colton's Point
Washington August 22. While boating in the Potomac near Colton's Point Maryland E B Burns a youth drowned in the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Potomac River
Colton's Point
B. Burns
Will Erect Thirty Dwellings in Baltimore
Baltimore on August 22 reports that B A Black will erect at cost 110010 thirty three story dwellings. New York egg receipts for Thursday totaled 10513 cases. Kansas City wheat shipments on Thursday reached 200000 bushels.
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Baltimore
B. A. Blackshere
New York
Kansas City
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